tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post6535097245638071103..comments2015-01-11T07:15:50.939-05:00Comments on The Bowery Boys: New York City History: Who were the first kids to break open a fire hydrant?The Bowery Boys - Greghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973633888975286268noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-14918211822408896602011-07-04T17:20:59.585-04:002011-07-04T17:20:59.585-04:00I was a kid in Brooklyn in the 70s and ran through...I was a kid in Brooklyn in the 70s and ran through many a hydrant when the weather got too sticky - my best friend&#39;s dad had a wrench and would open the hydrant to give us some relief!AJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5206380617235471991.post-6409247607157410052011-06-21T16:50:31.314-04:002011-06-21T16:50:31.314-04:00My dad grew up in the Bronx in the 40s. He says t...My dad grew up in the Bronx in the 40s. He says that all the cool kids would have wrenches looped into their pants for the impromptu hydrant-pop.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786419569728784727noreply@blogger.com